Gareth Bale is the only player to score more than one hat-trick for Wales.Wales played their first internationalassociation football match on25 March 1876 againstScotland .[ 1] hat-trick (three goals) or more in a game. The first player to achieve the feat wasJohn Price who scored four goals againstIreland on 25 February 1882.[ 2] Jack Doughty against Ireland in 1888,Mel Charles againstNorthern Ireland in 1962 andIan Edwards againstMalta in 1978.[ 2]
Wales' first five hat-tricks were all scored against the same opposition, Ireland, beforeTrevor Ford scored three times againstBelgium on 23 November 1949, also becoming the first Welsh player to score a hat-trick against a team not from thehome nations .[ 2] Gareth Bale , in a2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstBelarus on 5 September 2021.[ 3]
Wales have conceded 26 hat-tricks during their history,[a] Clement Mitchell in a friendly match on 3 February 1883 againstEngland .[ 4] Rajko Mitić forYugoslavia on 21 May 1953.[ 5] Joe Bambrick 's six goals for Ireland during a1929–30 British Home Championship match is the most goals scored by a player against Wales in a single match.Filippo Inzaghi ofItaly is the most recent player to score a hat-trick against Wales, in aUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match on 6 September 2003.[ 6]
Hat-tricks for Wales [ edit ] Key More than a hat-trick scored *
Table Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list.The result is presented with Wales' score first.
Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result Ref 25 February 1882 4*
John Price Ireland Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham Friendly 7–1
[ 7] 11 April 1885 3
Herbert Sisson Ireland Ulster Ground ,Ballynafeigh 1884–85 British Home Championship 8–2
[ 8] 3 March 1888 4*
Jack Doughty Ireland Racecourse Ground 1887–88 British Home Championship 11–0
[ 9] 27 April 1889 3
Richard Jarrett Ireland Ulster Ground ,Ballynafeigh 1888–89 British Home Championship 3–0
[ 10] 2 April 1906 3
William Green Ireland Racecourse Ground 1905–06 British Home Championship 4–4
[ 11] 23 November 1949 3
Trevor Ford Belgium Ninian Park ,Cardiff Friendly 5–1
[ 12] 20 April 1955 3
John Charles Northern Ireland Windsor Park 1954–55 British Home Championship 3–2
[ 13] 25 September 1957 3
Des Palmer East Germany Ninian Park ,Cardiff 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification 4–1
[ 14] 11 April 1962 4*
Mel Charles Northern Ireland Ninian Park ,Cardiff 1961–62 British Home Championship 4–0
[ 15] 3 April 1963 3
Cliff Jones Northern Ireland Windsor Park ,Belfast 1962–63 British Home Championship 4–1
[ 16] 25 October 1978 4*
Ian Edwards Malta Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham UEFA Euro 1980 qualification 7–0
[ 17] 19 May 1979 3
John Toshack Scotland Ninian Park ,Cardiff 1978–79 British Home Championship 3–0
[ 18] 9 September 1992 3
Ian Rush Faroe Islands Cardiff Arms Park ,Cardiff 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 6–0
[ 19] 18 February 2004 3
Robert Earnshaw Scotland Millennium Stadium ,Cardiff Friendly 4–0
[ 20] 22 March 2018 3
Gareth Bale China PR Guangxi Sports Center ,Nanning 2018 China Cup 6–0
[ 21] 5 September 2021 3
Gareth Bale Belarus Central Stadium ,Kazan 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification 3–2
[ 3] 18 November 2025 3
Harry Wilson North Macedonia Cardiff City Stadium ,Cardiff 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification 7-1
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Hat-tricks conceded by Wales [ edit ] Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list. The result is presented with Wales' score first.
Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result Ref(s) 3 February 1883 3
Clement Mitchell England Kensington Oval ,London Friendly 0–5
[ 4] 23 March 1885 3
Joseph Lindsay Scotland Acton Park ,Wrexham 1884–85 British Home Championship 1–8
[ 23] 4 February 1888 3
Fred Dewhurst England Nantwich Road ,Crewe 1887–88 British Home Championship 1–5
[ 4] 22 March 1890 4*
William Paul Scotland Underwood Park ,Paisley 1890 British Home Championship 0–5
[ 23] 7 February 1891 4*
Olphert Stanfield Ireland Ulsterville ,Belfast 1890–91 British Home Championship 2–7
[ 24] 18 March 1893 3
John Barker Scotland Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham 1892–93 British Home Championship 0–8
[ 25] 18 March 1893 4*
Jake Madden Scotland Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham 1892–93 British Home Championship 0–8
[ 25] 8 April 1893 3
Jack Peden Ireland Solitude ,Belfast 1892–93 British Home Championship 2–7
[ 26] 12 March 1894 3
John Veitch England Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham 1893–94 British Home Championship 1–5
[ 4] 16 March 1896 5*
Steve Bloomer England Arms Park ,Cardiff 1895–96 British Home Championship 1–9
[ 4] 19 March 1898 3
James Gillespie Scotland Fir Park ,Motherwell 1897–98 British Home Championship 2–5
[ 25] 18 March 1899 3
Robert Smyth McColl Scotland Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham 1898–99 British Home Championship 0–6
[ 25] 18 March 1901 4*
Steve Bloomer England St James' Park ,Newcastle upon Tyne 1900–01 British Home Championship 0–6
[ 27] 22 February 1902 3
Andy Gara Ireland Ninian Park ,Cardiff 1901–02 British Home Championship 0–3
[ 28] 16 March 1908 3
Vivian Woodward England Racecourse Ground ,Wrexham 1907–08 British Home Championship 1–7
[ 27] 27 October 1928 3
Hugh Gallagher Scotland Ibrox Park ,Glasgow 1928–29 British Home Championship 2–4
[ 29] 20 November 1929 3
George Camsell England Stamford Bridge ,London 1929–30 British Home Championship 0–6
[ 30] 1 February 1930 6*
Joe Bambrick Ireland Windsor Park ,Belfast 1929–30 British Home Championship 0–7
[ 31] 15 October 1949 3
Jackie Milburn England Ninian Park ,Cardiff 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification 1950 British Home Championship 1–4
[ 32] 21 May 1953 3
Rajko Mitić Yugoslavia JNA Stadium ,Belgrade Friendly 2–5
[ 5] 22 September 1954 3
Todor Veselinović Yugoslavia Ninian Park ,Cardiff Friendly 1–3
[ 33] 10 November 1954 3
Roy Bentley England Wembley Stadium ,London 1953–54 British Home Championship 2–3
[ 34] [ 35] 4 November 1969 3
Gigi Riva Italy Stadio Olimpico ,Rome 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification 1–4
[ 36] 9 November 1996 3
Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Philips Stadion ,Eindhoven 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 1–7
[ 37] 20 August 1997 4*
Hakan Şükür Turkey Ali Sami Yen Stadium ,Istanbul 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 4–6
[ 38] 6 September 2003 3
Filippo Inzaghi Italy San Siro ,Milan UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 0–4
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